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Featuring rich case examples, this book has helped tens of thousands of students and therapists build the skills and confidence needed to tackle the full range of issues that families bring to therapy. Rather than advocating one best approach, Robert Taibbi shows that there are multiple ways to guide families and harness their strengths. The book maps out the challenges and process of the beginning, middle, and end stages of treatment; presents creative strategies for assessment and intervention with parents and kids of all ages; analyzes how working with individuals can effect helpful changes in couples and families; and offers practical tips for overcoming common roadblocks. End-of-chapter reflection questions and experiential exercises encourage readers to develop their own clinical style.
New to This Edition
*Reflects the author's clinical experience and recent advances in the field.
*Extensively revised chapter on core concepts: process, patterns, problems, and resistance.
*More detailed recommendations for conducting the first session and doing assessments.
*Quick-reference guidelines for treating frequently encountered adolescent problems.
See also the author's Doing Couple Therapy, Second Edition: Craft and Creativity in Work with Intimate Partners.
New to This Edition
*Reflects the author's clinical experience and recent advances in the field.
*Extensively revised chapter on core concepts: process, patterns, problems, and resistance.
*More detailed recommendations for conducting the first session and doing assessments.
*Quick-reference guidelines for treating frequently encountered adolescent problems.
See also the author's Doing Couple Therapy, Second Edition: Craft and Creativity in Work with Intimate Partners.
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Reviews
"Frequently, the mere notion of managing more than one client in the room, managing clients of different ages, or managing the intensity of family interactions is intimidating for clinicians of any experience level who are just coming to family work. Taibbi's…book would be a useful place to start for beginning family therapists and clinicians from other disciplines beginning to do family therapy."
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
"A refreshingly practical insider's guide to the day-to-day work of family therapy. Taibbi opens his practice and invites us to experience the adventure of being a family therapist. He mentors the reader with wit and wisdom, creativity and conviction. Filled with fresh insights and inspiration, this book provides clinicians with clear direction and confidence for taking on the complexities of fami
"Robert Taibbi, a seasoned clinician, writes with an integration of intellectual confidence and empathy that is inviting to the beginning therapist. At the same time, this book provides an avenue for a more seasoned therapist to pursuing ongoing development. The text is substantive with a powerful reinforcement of pragmatic, sound principles that are integral to the practice of family therapy, reg
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